05/02Result
11th Match (D/N), VB Series at Sydney, Feb 5 2006
Australia won by 57 runs
Player of the Match
Adam Gilchrist
Adam GilchristAustralia
05/02Result
11th Match (D/N), VB Series at Sydney, Feb 5 2006
Australia won by 57 runs
Player of the Match
Adam Gilchrist
Adam GilchristAustralia

  • Australia Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    AC Gilchrist †
    88
    66
    14
    0
    133.33
    17.1 short ball on the off stump, moving away, Gilchrist goes back and pulls, gets the top edge and ball goes high up in the air, Boucher gets underneath and takes the skier 138/2
    SM Katich
    11
    17
    1
    0
    64.70
    8.1 OUT!!fraction short outside off stump, nipping away, Katich goes for the cut and gets the outside edge, good catch taken by Kemp at wide first slip 65/1
    RT Ponting (c)
    72
    61
    8
    0
    118.03
    29.3 OUT! flighted ball around the off stump, Ponting moves forward and tries to work it away, turns it straight to Gibbs at mid-wicket, simple catch taken 203/4
    A Symonds
    7
    12
    1
    0
    58.33
    22.1 arm ball just outside off stump, Symonds tries to hit over straight, mistimes it completely and ball goes in the air, Hall at mid-off runs back and takes a very good catch 168/3
    DR Martyn
    79
    75
    5
    0
    105.33
    49.6 RUN OUT low full toss, Martyn hits it away to mid-wicket, Smith slides and misfields, they go for the second run and Smith throws at the batsman end, Boucher does well and Martyn is well short 344/6
    MJ Clarke
    27
    37
    0
    0
    72.97
    40.5 OUT good length ball on the off stump, batsman lofts it flat and straight to Rudolph at long-on 263/5
    MEK Hussey
    not out
    47
    33
    4
    1
    142.42
    Extras
    13 (lb 4, nb 1, w 8)
    TOTAL
    344/6 (50 Overs, RR: 6.88)
    Did not bat: B Lee, NW Bracken, SR Clark, GB Hogg
    Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Simon Katich, 8.1 ov), 2-138 (Adam Gilchrist, 17.1 ov), 3-168 (Andrew Symonds, 22.1 ov), 4-203 (Ricky Ponting, 29.3 ov), 5-263 (Michael Clarke, 40.5 ov), 6-344 (Damien Martyn, 49.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    JJ van der Wath1007617.60279110
    M Zondeki4042010.5096020
    AJ Hall1006916.90238010
    CK Langeveldt604918.16147021
    GC Smith1005215.20202020
    J Botha1005215.20201000

  • South Africa Innings

    BATSMEN
    R
    B
    4s
    6s
    SR
    GC Smith (c)
    6
    8
    1
    0
    75.00
    2.1 OUT! short ball banged in on the leg stump, shaping in, Smith tries to tuck it away and gets the glove, Gilchrist takes a great one-handed catch down the leg, amazing diving catch! 7/1
    HH Dippenaar
    27
    29
    4
    0
    93.10
    10.3 OUT: length delivery outside leg stump, Dippenaar lofts it on the front-foot but hits it high in the air to deep forward square leg, Hussey runs backwards and takes a great catch 52/2
    HH Gibbs
    46
    54
    6
    0
    85.18
    19.2 OUT! arm ball on the off stump, Gibbs tries to work it awy through square leg, ball just clips the pads and onto Gilchrist, Gibbs drags his foot outside, Gilchrist does the rest 105/3
    MV Boucher †
    76
    83
    3
    2
    91.56
    36.3 OUT flat one on the stumps, Boucher tries to loft it over the ropes but gets it high up in the air to long-on where Hopes takes a good catch just inside the ropes 199/5
    JM Kemp
    28
    36
    3
    0
    77.77
    31.6 OUT flighted ball, wrong'un, kemp tries to loft it over long-on, mistimes and ball goes high up in the air to long-off, Bracken takes a simple catch 172/4
    AG Prince
    25
    37
    0
    0
    67.56
    44.4 OUT ;length ball, defended on the front-foot to short extra-cover, they take off for the single and bit of mix-up, Ponting htis direct at the batsman end 236/6
    JA Rudolph
    not out
    31
    39
    2
    0
    79.48
    JJ van der Wath
    not out
    37
    16
    2
    4
    231.25
    Extras
    11 (lb 7, nb 2, w 2)
    TOTAL
    287/6 (50 Overs, RR: 5.74)
    Did not bat: AJ Hall, J Botha, M Zondeki
    Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Graeme Smith, 2.1 ov), 2-52 (Boeta Dippenaar, 10.3 ov), 3-105 (Herschelle Gibbs, 19.2 ov), 4-172 (Justin Kemp, 31.6 ov), 5-199 (Mark Boucher, 36.3 ov), 6-236 (Ashwell Prince, 44.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    B Lee603115.16223011
    NW Bracken905105.66303210
    SR Clark1007017.00319201
    JR Hopes503507.00114000
    A Symonds1004224.20282000
    GB Hogg1005115.10220200

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